STIGQter: STIG Summary: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 8 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

The SUSE operating system must generate audit records for all uses of the init_module and finit_module system calls.

DISA Rule

SV-234952r958412_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-234952

Group Title

SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015

Rule Version

SLES-15-030530

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000130 - Ensure that audit records containing information that establishes what type of event occurred.
• CCI-000169 - Provide audit record generation capability for the event types the system is capable of auditing as defined in AU-2 a. on organization-defined information system components.
• CCI-000172 - Generate audit records for the event types defined in AU-2 c that include the audit record content defined in AU-3.
• CCI-002884 - Log organization-defined audit events for nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic sessions.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the SUSE operating system to generate an audit record for all uses of the "init_module" and "finit_module" system calls.

Add or update the following rules to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules":

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S init_module,finit_module -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=4294967295 -k moduleload
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S init_module,finit_module -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=4294967295 -k moduleload

To reload the rules file, restart the audit daemon:

> sudo systemctl restart auditd.service

or issue the following command:

> sudo augenrules --load

Check Contents

Verify the SUSE operating system generates an audit record for all uses of the "init_module" and "finit_module" system calls.

Check that the system calls are being audited by performing the following command:

> sudo auditctl -l | grep init_module

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S init_module,finit_module -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -k moduleload
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S init_module,finit_module -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -k moduleload

If both the "b32" and "b64" audit rules are not defined for the init_module" and "finit_module" syscalls, this is a finding.

Note:
The "-k" allows for specifying an arbitrary identifier. The string following "-k" does not need to match the example output above.

Vulnerability Number

V-234952

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SLES-15-030530

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the SUSE operating system generates an audit record for all uses of the "init_module" and "finit_module" system calls.

Check that the system calls are being audited by performing the following command:

> sudo auditctl -l | grep init_module

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S init_module,finit_module -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -k moduleload
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S init_module,finit_module -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -k moduleload

If both the "b32" and "b64" audit rules are not defined for the init_module" and "finit_module" syscalls, this is a finding.

Note:
The "-k" allows for specifying an arbitrary identifier. The string following "-k" does not need to match the example output above.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5274